US striking Iran-aligned militia in Iraq, top US general says

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON, ⁠March 19 (Reuters) - The ⁠United States has ‌carried out strikes against Iran-aligned militia groups ​in Iraq, the ⁠top ⁠U.S. general said on ⁠Thursday.

"AH-64s have ‌been striking ⁠against Iranian-aligned militia groups ​to ‌make sure that we ⁠suppress ​any threat in Iraq against ⁠U.S. forces or ​U.S. interests," General Dan Caine, the ⁠chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told ​reporters.

(Reporting by ⁠Phil Stewart, Idrees ​Ali, Katharine ‌Jackson, Daphne ​Psaledakis; Editing by Andrew Heavens)